Where does “judok” come from?

judok (Polish) comes from Japanese 柔道家, from Japanese 家, from Japanese 家紋, from Middle Chinese かもん.

judok (Polish): judoka

Definitions

  1. judoka

Ancestry of “judok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese柔道家judoka, A practitioner of the Japanese martial...
2Japanese家a house; one's own home; a home, household
3Japanese家紋a crest for a household or family
4Middle Chineseかもん—
Every word from Middle Chinese かもん →Every word from Japanese 家紋 →Every word from Japanese 家 →
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